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Henrietta Tiarks modelling California Cottons dress, 1960Henrietta Joan Tiarks (born 1940), racehorse owner and breeder, renowned society beauty and deb of the year in 1957, featured modelling for a California Cottons advertisement
A debutante gets ready for court presentation, 1880sA 20th century impression of a young debutante getting ready to be presented at court. As two maids put the finishing touches to her dress, her mother beams at her proudly
A Presentation Party Dress, 1957A dress and monkey jacket by California Cottons in pure silk of dark green spattered with pale flowers. The dress is sleeveless and would be perfect for cocktail parties. Date: 1957
A debutante arrives at the photographers, 1902A debutante, having been presented at court at a royal drawing room at Buckingham Palace, arrives in the rain to have her picture taken at a photographers studio
The Debutantes Birthday Ball - Queen Charlotte sScenes at Grosvenor House for Queen Charlottes Ball, the pinnacle of the Season for a debutante by the 1950s, showing the girls arriving in their white dresses
Sketch front cover, the London Season 1950Front cover of The Sketch magazine, May 1950, ushering in the London Season and showing a debutante hastily changing in between social engagements
Margaret Whigham on front cover of the SketchMiss Margaret Whigham drawn by society portraitist, Olive Snell on the front cover of The Sketch in 1930, the year of her coming out as a debutante
Miss Majorie GoschenMarjorie Dora Goschen (born 1908), married name, Ling - daughter of director of the Bank of England, Kenneth Goschen. Pictured when she was presented at the second court of the Season in 1927
Finishing School for debutantes moves from abroad, 1939A finishing school for wartime debutantes relocated from Florence to a large country house in Hampshire. Here, girls who would in peacetime have been sent abroad to learn a foreign language
Peggy Salaman in court dressPeggy Salamon, 19 year old aviator, who broke the record for the flight from England to Cape Town, South Africa in 1931, in court dress as a debutante the year before. Date: 1931
Fashions for the 1927 debutanteA page of beautiful illustrations by Anne Rochester outlining the essential items required by the seasons debutante, inlcuding a georgette wrapper (dressing gown) patterened with cherries
1950S PARTYAn illustration depicting a party of debutante ball with several young ladies in full skirted dresses helping themselves to the buffet while predatory young men in tuxedos look smug
The Tatler, London Season Number 1956Front cover of The Tatlers London Season Number featuring a stylised illustration showing couples in evening attire at a society ball
Garden Party at PalaceGeneral view of the 8000 guests assembled in the grounds of Buckingham Palace. The garden party was preceded by the last presentation party for debutantes
Last PresentationsDebutantes and their familes queue outside Buckingham Palace for the last court presentations to the Queen in March 1958
Queen Charlottes BallDebutantes dressed in traditional white line up during Queen Charlottes Ball, the highlight of the " season"
The Mall / Drawingroom DayCarriages containing nervous debutantes line the Mall by St. Jamess Park in London as they await entry to Buckingham Palace to be presented to the Queen
Preparing for CourtA prospective debutante being instructed in the correct way to approach the King and Queen at a court presentation. A sheet acts as a train and two ladies sit on " thrones"
Drawing Room at PalaceDebutantes and ladies line up to be presented to Queen Victoria at a Buckingham Palace drawing room. Those who aren t daughters of peers kiss the monarchs hand
Kings First ReceptionKing Edward VIII receives the seasons debutantes during a garden party at Buckingham Palace, sitting under a Shamiana. Shame it rained
Debs Evening Frocks 1933Debutantes practice their bowing wearing evening dress. The back view of the gowns are reflected in a mirror. Two of the gowns have cowl necklines
Debutantes Nurse their Bouquets
Debutante Learns to BowExperts in the manner and methods of bowing are busily engaged in instructing debutantes for the May Courts, which are to be held at Buckingham Palace
Presentation, 1892Debutantes emerge from the Presence Chamber into the Green Drawing-Room at Buckingham Palace after being presented to Victoria
Debutantes at CourtDebutantes at Buckingham Palace, London, on their way to the Presence Chamber where they will be presented to Edward VII and Alexandra
Debutantes at PalaceDebutantes waiting to be received by royalty at Buckingham Palace, London